In Florida, KLFY Lafayette reports Delta Biofuels has nearly completed its $100 million sugarcane bagasse-based pellet plant in Iberia Parish. The facility will produce 340,000 metric tons of pellets annually from leftover bagasse from the state’s sugarcane mills. Pellet production should kick off this fall while energy production is set to start in the next […]
In Louisiana, Delta Biofuel has announced a $100 million final investment decision for the construction and start up of a full-scale renewable fuel production facility in Iberia Parish that will convert sugarcane waste into feedstock for low-emissions energy generation. The company is expected to create 126 new direct jobs with an average salary of $62,500. […]
In Ohio, a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Ohio State University (OSU) scientists has devised a procedure for making bio-butanol from sweet sorghum bagasse. Bio-butanol derived from cellulosic sugars in agricultural wastes is appealing because of its potential to lessen the reliance on gasoline and other nonrenewable fuels. Bio-butanol, along with ethanol, is […]
By Michael Sheikh, Head Research Analyst, Falcon Strategic Research Special to The Digest Impact Fusion International Inc (OTCMKTS: IFUS) markets products in the “Health and Wellness” sector using its proprietary Nutri-Mastic ingredient. Their product aids in the digestive health of both humans and animals by increasing the absorption of nutrients. They repurposed their Nutri-Mastic with […]
In India, Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED), a multidisciplinary engineering company dedicated to sustainable development, is partnering with LanzaTech in a first of a kind bagasse to ethanol project in India. The project will be able to use other feedstocks and will be able to bolt on to waste and residue sources to provide a […]
There are challenges to sustainable aviation fuel commercialization, but the USDA SAF program is focused on helping with feedstock supply chain systems, conversion and sustainability analysis and commercialization support. Find out about their coordinated agricultural projects on the latest emerging feedstocks involving Gevo, Greenwood, NuSeed, CoverCress, REG, and others.
In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Delta Biofuel CEO Philip Keating announced the company is evaluating Iberia Parish, Louisiana, for a planned $70 million renewable fuel plant. The planned production facility would produce biomass fuel pellets made from residual sugarcane fiber, known as bagasse. If located in Louisiana, Delta would create 126 new direct […]
In Kenya, The Africa Report says Vuma Biofuels will shortly begin supplying power produced from sugarcane bagasse briquettes to industrial tea users but sees the real opportunity in household energy. The company is in the early stages of negotiations with the UN High Commission for Refugees to supply briquettes for clean cooking to help reduce […]
In Brazil, Albioma successfully completed industrial commissioning at its all-bagasse Vale do Paraná Albioma plant in Brazil on Christmas Day. The Vale do Paraná Albioma biomass-fueled cogeneration unit, located in the town of Suzanápolis in São Paulo state, is the Group’s fourth plant located in Brazil. The new plant is covered by a long-term, inflation-indexed […]
In Israel, FoodNavigator reports that W-Cycle is producing a proprietary biodegradable packaging produced from sugarcane bagasse that can be used for “greasy, wet or hot” food and can replace CPET materials. The packaging is safe for freezer-to-over or to microwave, making it ideal for ready-made meals. Although it is currently produced from bagasse sourced from […]
